The Medina Beer Fest -- a fundraiser for Main Street Medina -- is from 6 to 9 p.m. Saturday at Williams on the Lake. Tickets are $40. The cost includes four-ounce samples, a commemorative tasting glass and food. The following breweries are participating: Ohio, Fat Head's, Hoppin' Frog, Buckeye, Maumee Bay, Thirsty Dog, Lagerheads, Great Lakes, Mt. Carmel, The Brew Kettle and Sixpoint.

The Chardon Brewfest is from noon to 5 p.m. at the Eltech Building. Tickets are $20 in advance or $25 at the door. The cost includes a commemorative mug. The following breweries are participating: Black Box, The Brew Kettle, Cellar Rats, Chardwon BrewWorks, Cornerstone, Fat Head's, Great Lakes, Indigo Imp, Lagerheads, Market Garden, Ohio, Rust Belt, Thirsty Dog and Willoughby.

The Pawpaw Festival is from 4 to midnight Friday, 10 a.m. to midnight Saturday and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday at Lake Snowden. A one-day ticket is $8, while a weekend pass is $14. The event is filled with music, food, contests, art, history, education, sustainable living workshops and activities for kids. While the festival may not be beer-centric, it is one of the more unusual beer events in Ohio because it features beers made with pawpaw, a fruit native to Ohio. The participating breweries are: Marietta, Weasel Boy, Jackie O's, Thirsty Dog, Buckeye and Anheuser-Busch.